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Jay Rockefeller: “It's already done great damage to our national security, both as a poor interrogation tool and as a boon to terrorist…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
It's already done great damage to our national security, both as a poor interrogation tool and as a boon to terrorist recruitment worldwide.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller highlights the negative impact of torture on national security and terrorism.

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